What I'm most looking forward to in Cataclysm is the fact that it in itself is a new expansion. I started playing WoW in August and I've been hooked ever since! I am kind of sad that I missed out on all of the old vanilla/BC WoW, but I've had a lot of fun soloing, grouping up with other 80s, or even trying to put together groups at level to see what it would have been like.
Other than that, I am particularly interested in seeing the new Retribution and Holy Paladin changes. My main is a Ret/Holy pally, and it seems that a lot of the changes are really going to make the Paladin class even more exciting to play. I'm tired of being told that all Retribution Paladins do is faceroll, so hopefully the changes to Retribution will be beneficial. Also, I'm excited that with the new Holy Paladin heals (and other heals, for that matter) will make the healers thing much more about where they are standing in relation to the rest of the raid and make Paladins a much more versatile healing class.
These are just a few of the things I look forward to, along with the other typical excitements of new zones, territories, races, race/class combos, etc. etc. I would love to get to try it out in the beta and give Blizz some useful feedback!
ZAM's Cataclysm Closed Beta Key Giveaway
The winners have been announced. Check and see if you've won!
The entry period for the contest has expired. Thanks to all those who entered!
ZAM is having a giveaway to celebrate the end of the world (or at least the end of Azeroth as we know it) and we’re giving away fifty chances to experience that post-dragonkissed world before anyone else.
You can see the entire list of winners at the bottom of this article!
List of Winners:
Zsman
PDruck
Darcalbel
Strzelczyk
whoismatt85
FruxanaGH
Ericderhammer
Tannia5188
Rippig
Mykungfu
xanthic42
LonewolfXIII
shaunmccloud
Madflake
iwantyourtacos
Pedeadstrian
vathwow
microcat
Kilroy159
Bluebadger
Yurchel
sk8dcenjoi
bigwill45
Mantherel
Arexion
glonjudetwo
Darksonic25
ressolute
unsilviu
Criminy
Plantation
Holywaffles
weecher
dominikhhww
sushigaski
Earthhorse
zanah
Daetur
ektoplast
LinkDaBoomo
dodo94
aries10
Razinao
phade1735
Hohenheim87
Jtuck523
Mikescott
Wodeling
kaiser777
Xsarus
How to Win
We have a thread in the General WoW forums for the contest entries. All you have to do is post a response in the thread that states what you’re the most excited about in the new World of Warcraft: Cataclysm expansion. For example:
- Playing as a Worgen.
- All the new changes to old Azeroth. I can’t wait to see what it looks like!
- The new talent changes. My class is going to be OP. QQ moar newbs.
We’ll be collecting entries for the next seven days, and on Monday August 2nd, 2010, we’ll be announcing all fifty winners of the giveaway and we’ll then send you your beta key for Cataclysm! It really is that simple. Just submit the part of Cataclysm you’re most excited about, and you're golden!
Please Note: You must enter your contest submission at the designated forum thread. Any comments on this article will not be counted as submissions.
Additional Note: Both Tankspot and Wowhead will be having their own beta key giveaways in the next few weeks, so make sure you check out our entire network family for all of your chances to win!
++ If you're an AddOn author WoWInterface has almost an unlimited number of keys to give away.
Rules and Qualifications
- In order to use the beta key, you must have a WoW account in good standing.
- Posts in the contest thread that are not contest submissions will be deleted.
- Users may enter more than one Cataclysm item that they’re excited about, but only one entry will be counted per user.
- We reserve the right to remove entries if we feel like you're not properly participating in the contest.
- The contest begins on July 26th, and all winners will be announced on August 2nd, 2010.
- The fifty (50) key winners will be drawn from the pool of eligible posters at the end of the entry period.